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SHOE HORN AND JACK. No. 457,115. Patented Aug. 4, 1891.

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To all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARTIN GYSIN, OF N EIV YORK, N. Y.

SHOE HORN AND JACK.

.-LPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 457,115, dated August4, 1891. Application filed May 6, 1891. $erial No. 391,730. (No model.)

Be it known that I, MARTIN GYsIN, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of New York city, in the couutyot New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Im provementsin ShoeHorns andJacks, of which the following is a specification.

The shoe horn and jack for which Letters Patent were granted jointly tome and Emil Huber, No. 271,704, dated February 6, 1883, was found inpractice to be too expensive for general introduction, and on thataccount did not meet with the desired success.

The object of this invention is to simplify the construction, so thatsaid shoe horn and jack can be manufactured at considerably lessexpense, while it combines all the advantageous features of the shoehorn and jack heretofore patented; and the invention consists of a jackhaving a handle at one end, a shank at its middle portion, and a grip atthe other end of ashoe-horn that is fulcrumed by a lug at its under sideto lugs of the jack. The fulcrum-pin is provided with a hook-shaped eX-tension, which is inserted into the hind loop of the gaiter, so as tofacilitate the putting on of the same in connection with the horn- Inthe accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of myimproved shoe horn and jack. Figs. 2 and 3 are side views of the same,showing the device, respectively, in position for putting on a shoe andremoving the same; and Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section on lineat 4, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A in the drawings represents a metallic shoehorn, which is made concaveat its upper surface and rounded off and bent backwardly at its ends, soas to resemble in size and shape the shoe-horns in common use.

B is a metallic jack that is composed of a handle B at one end, a curvedmiddle portion or shank B and a grip B at its opposite end, the latterbeing designed to take hold of the heel of the shoe whenthe implement isused for removing the shoe, during which operation the shoe-horn isinserted into the shoe.

The horn Ais provided at its under side and near its upper end with alug a, which is fulornmed by a transverse pin b to guide-lugs b of thejack ]3, the lug a being somewhat shorter than the depth of the recessbetween the lugs b, so that the oscillating motion of the shoe-horn A onthe fulcrum b is arrested by the contact of the ends of the lug a withthe bottom of the recess formed between the lugs b. The play of theshoe-horn A on its fulcrum is for the purpose of providing for a limitedmovement of the horn A, so that its inserton into the shoe and its freeuse as a horn is facilitated. The fulcrum-pin h is extended at one endbeyond the lugs b and threaded, so as to apply a fastening-screw nut Theopposite end of the fulcrum-pin b is first bent in forward and downwarddirection and then transversely in the space between the shank B and thehorn A, so as to form a hook O, which serves for the purpose of beinginserted into the hind loop of the shoe when the same is desired to beput on the foot. The wire hook Cassistsin putting on the shoe, for whichpurpose the horn A is first inserted into the shoe,while the grip B isplaced against the heel of the shoe, as shown in Fig. 2. WVhen the shoeis to be removed from the foot, the

horn is first inserted between the heel and shoe and the grip placed inposition against the heel, so that the downward pressure on theimplement on the shoe removes the latter from the foot, as shown in Fig.3.

The advantages of my improved shoe horn,

and jack are that the construction of the same is considerablysimplified, especially the guides and stop devices, and that by thepivoted hook the putting on of the shoe on the foot is greatlyfacilitated.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The combination of a jack composed of a handle, ashank, and a grip at the end of the shank, a shoe-horn f ulcru med tothe jack, and a hook made in one piece with the pivot-pin of the hornand adapted to be inserted into the hind loop of the shoe to facilitatethe put ting on of the same, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of a jack composed of a handle at the upper end, ashank, and a grip at the lower end of the shank, a shoe-horn fulcrumedto the jack, and a hook arranged at the connection of the horn and jackand adapted to be inserted in the hind loop of the shoe, substantiallyas set forth.

3. The combination of a jack composed of a In testimony that I laiin theforegoing as handle, a shank,and a grip at the lower end my inventionIhave signed my name 1n presof the shank, a shoe-horn fulcrumed to lugsence of two subscribing witnesses.

of the jack, and a hook forming an extension MARTIN GYSIN. 5 of thepivot-pin of the horn and being retained Witnesses:

by a screw-nut applied to the threaded end of PAUL GOEPEL,

the pix ot-pin, substantially as set forth. A. M. BAKER.

